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[ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: and darius rucker will be here!and applause ] that's a good week. that's a lot of variety for you. but first, we have an amazing show tonight. from "this is us" and the new movie "hotel artemis", sterling k. brown is here this evening! >> steve: yeah! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: we love him. later in the show, sterling and i are having a dance battle. [ audience ohs ] >> steve: ooh. >> jimmy: plus, he's the anchor of "sunday today with willie geist." he's phenomenal on that show. willie geist is dropping by. [ cheers and applause ] speaking of phenomenal, we have stand-up from wisconsin's own pete lee will be here tonight! >> steve: yeah! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: it's going to be a a good show. today is friday. and that's usually when i catch up on some personal stuff. you know, i check my in -- [ scattered cheers ] my personal stuff? [ laughter ] [ scattered cheers ] [ light laughter ] >> steve: wow! >> jimmy: i do a lot of rs>> steve: i love it! >> jimmy: i, you know -- i get my eyebrows threaded. >

♪ mama, rock me >>> how about a little darius rucker in the morning. think darius might have been proud. thank you for joining us.l >> is pulling off another surprise for a remarkable dad. nt all the way to the bahamas. not having a good time at all. we will check in with al just a >> first, news at 8:00. new speculation this morning that president trump's former personal attorney, michael cohen, could be ready to cooperate with the russia investigation. w nbte house correspondent, kristin welker, has the latest. >> reporter: good morning to you. all eyes are on the president's former attorn, and will he cooperate with federal prosecutors? that's the questn. th president's current attorney, rguiliani, turning down the heat saying i have no informatio cohen is going to flip, ando there's information regarding the president so therefore i'm not concerned. investigators are still reviewing documents they seized from coh a's office residences in that dramatic fbi raid back in april. rn star stort before the 2016 election. the president tweeted in april tha

♪ mama, rock me >> how about a little darius rucker in the morning? ittle harmonizing. >> did you harmonize? >> darius might have been proud. >> if you like surprises, just wait. al is pulling off another big one for a remarkable dad. he's takie i it's taken him all the way to the bahamas. he's not having a great time at all. >>> first, your news at 8:00. there is new speculation this morning that president trump's former personal attorney, michael cohen, could be ready to cooperate with the russia investigation. nbc white house correspondent kristen welker has the latest. good morning. >> reporter: hi, hoda. good morning. all eyes are on the president's former personal attorney and fixer michael cohen. will he cooperate with federal prosecutors? that's the question. the president's current attorney, rudy giuliani, is trying to turn down the heat, telling nbc news, quote, i have no information suggesting cohen is going to flip, and there's nothing involving the president, even if he did. therefore, i'm not concerned. but adding fuel to all of this, coh

darius rucker. thomas rhett. what?o be awesome. look at the crowd we have outside, you guys. i mean, this is going to be a party in nashville. i wish you all were here to have a drink with us. >> so do we. >> we do, too. >> that was a record number of y'alls. loved it. >> she went all-in. >> totally. >> jenna approves the y'alls. >> living your best life. >> bless your heart. >> buy, nye, now. >> you come back and see us now, hear? >>> mr. roker, a glance at the forecast. >> in florida, they could use the rain in the southwest and into the rockies, where they have drought conditions. severe storms making their way through the central plains. tomorrow, we expect to see more rain down in florida, record highs, texas and into the southwest. severe storms moving again into the plains. sunshine in southern california. >>> good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. nice weather continues inland over the next couple of days with highs in the mid-70s mostly sunny skies and breezy winds. it will be warmer on friday up to 84 deg